good morning. any moment, the decision on whether oscar pistorius will be released on bail, expected within the hour. we will have it for you, live. rooaring east, monster stor that buried parts of the midwest under a foot of snow. accidents and flight cancellations mounting. now a new storm is set to hit new england this weekend. and we're on a friday field trip in miami, one of the hottest cities in the country. look at the size of the crowd that's come to greet us "today," friday, february 22nd, 2013. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of

"today." "today's" friday field trip with matt lauer and savannah guthrie live from miami beach. good morning, everyone. welcome to a special edition of "today" on this friday morning. we've got a great crowd in miami, up early, out on the beach in south beach. i'm savannah guthrie, alongside willie geist in for matt lauer, al roker and natalie morales. i could get used to this. >> i could definitely get used to this. >> sunny, warm, 75, seven miles of beaches on miami beach. we don't know if a lot of people are here early or up late from last night. >> little of both. >> feels like a mix, doesn't it? >> the party will continue. flo rida will perform a live concert here. pitbull will show us around his town, mr. 305, mr. miami.

different start to the day in cities like chicago, kansas city, tulsa, where drivers are dealing with a ton of snow this morning. we'll have more on that, coming up. and an impending possible nor'easter for our friends in new england. >> we'll keep an eye on that. scary scene caught on tape at a ski resort in new mexico, a tonager falling from 45 feet from a ski lift. thankfully, he survived. how he's doing this morning. >> wow! >> lots to get to this morning. we want to start with the breaking news of the oscar pistorius case. decision on bail is expected at any moment. in south africa for us this morning. michelle, good morning to you. >> hi, savannah. this really is going to happen today. pistorius' family looks extremely nervous. tears in their eyes, stress all over their faces and in their words. pistorius, though, looked much more relaxed, far less emotional than we've seen. at the beginning of today, his attorney grabbed his clasped hand and said we're going to be

all right. do you hear me? he quietly responded, thank you. oscar pistorius entered the court with a calm demeanor, looking more collected, even more confident than we've seen. then head lowered, eyes closed. prosecutors picked up their arguments, ripping into pistorius' account of what happened the morning reeva steenkamp was killed in which he claimed he was screaming, yelling for her to call police about a burglar and her in the bathroom, without him knowing it. according to prosecutors, she did not say a word. she did not scream. she did nothing. it's so improbable. it's not true. even on pistorius' statement that he ran back into the bedroom, saw reeva wasn't in the bed and realized what had happened. i would imagine you would look everywhere for her. downstairs. where is she? it doesn't make sense to think, i shot reeva because she's not here. it would come later not immediately. slept with open windows and doors, why he wasted time to

unlock the front door before carrying her down and criticize what they describe as pistorius' attitude of i've done nothing wrong and looking forward to business as usual. today his coach of nine years, confident pistorius will be released from jail, said he would like to start training him again monday. pistorius has no plans to race, he thought training would be the best thing for him right now. >> i think just to get his mind sort of clear. the sooner he can start, the better. >> outside that courtroom, a debate over this has been everywhere. you hear people arguing about it in the streets. >> i think he's not a monster. >> reporter: his defense has insisted whatever the alleged actions or circumstances may be, there is no evidence this is murder at all. but pistorius was in a panic that night to save reeva, whose friends watched this hearing minutes away from a ruling now and remember her. >> she actually sent me a message at the beginning of the

month and said, this month is going to be amazing. it's going to change our lives forever. >> reporter: even though this has turned into something of a mini trial, the only big questions here are is pistorius a flight risk? the courtroom laughed at that suggestion. is he dangerous or a threat to justice? do you think it would be a shock to the community if he was released? the attorney said given some of the problems we've seen with the state's evidence and witness, it would be a shock if he was not. we'll find out soon in about half an hour, savannah. >> michelle kosinski, thank you so much. roy black is a criminal defense attorney, joins us here in miami. roy, good morning to you. >> good morning, savannah. first question, do you think this is a case where bail will be granted, should be granted? >> i think it will be granted. in my estimation, it's clearly not premeditated first-degree murder. it's some type of, at best, negligent homicide or accident. >> in a high-profile case like

this, is a judge aware of and likely to be persuaded by whatever he thinks public sentiment might be if he lets someone like this out of jail? >> the judge is a human being. they're impressed by the press, by the country. he even asked questions during the hearing. what's going to be the reaction if i grant the bail or don't grant the bail? judges are very sensitive to the reaction to their rulings. >> we've already seen a lot of evidence for a bail hearing, more than we would typically see for a bail hearing in this country. size up the prosecution's case. i know you're a defense lawyer, but put your more objective hat on at this moment. the story that pistorius tells, it's possible. is it plausible? >> i think it is plausible for this reason. when you wake up in the middle of the night, you're not thinking as well as you are during the day. so he could be disoriented. he could be confused. i think the most telling part is they claim this is a

premeditated murder. but somebody doesn't plan to kill somebody that after shooting them calls security, calls for the paramedics, pick them up, run doupwnstairs and t to perform cpr on them. that's very different than an intent to kill. it could be negligent homicide because he did a lot of stupid things while it was going on. but i don't see premeditated murder. >> when you say negligent homicide, that's some intent to kill reeva steenkamp? that's something against the intruder theory? >> no, a culpable negligence. we would call it manslaughter. you don't intend to kill but your actions are so dangerous they put other lives in danger. >> a lot to work with, with the police investigation. the lead defendantive removed from the case, facing attempted murder charges of his own and has to acknowledge pretty significant missteps. is this just a gift to the defense team? >> this is, let's say, a serious problem into the prosecution's

case. this guy has been in charge of the case for seven days. the chief investigator is in charge of collecting all the evidence. in a case like this, the forensic evidence, little pieces of things they pick up are more important than anything else. in a murder trial, 90% of the trial is not witnesses but the forensic evidence. now we have a man under indictment, in charge of picking up the evidence and he misses bullets, he doesn't wear protective clothing, at lealeav stuff on his shoes. all kinds of missteps. >> you could go to south africa and make this argument. >> i would love to. >> great to get your perspective. thank you so much. now here's willie. we understand it's unfair of us to be standinging here on south beach while a lot of you are snowed in. it's warm and sunny here in miami, but the middle of the country is being bombarded with snow. john yang is in chicago. good morning to you. >> reporter: i actually thought

i was going to be on set with you guys this morning. i don't know what happened here. in chicago, we're getting a lull from the heaviest of snow as this storm, which pummeled the plains, is now moving east. across the midwest, it's shaping up to be another tough day to get from point a to point b. on the roads -- >> this is a terrible day for everybody. >> reporter: just take a look at what this minivan does to a traffic light in illinois. getting into the air is no easier. more flights are canceled and airports struggle to reopen. >> i first walked in, saw the line here and said this cannot be good. >> reporter: at nbc's kansas city affiliate, staying on the air is the challenge, as staff clears snow out of satellite dishes. across the region, snow is falling at a furious pace, challenging shovellers. >> trying to keep sidewalks and everything clear. >> reporter: the storm is leaving behind impressive snowfall accumulations, 10.5 inches in raymore, missouri,

12.5 in alva, oklahoma, and a foot and a half in kansas. in kansas, state office is closed for all but essential workers. in texas, the problem is ice. south of new deal, texas, a seven-car accident shuts down traffic on an interstate highway. you don't have to work or travel. it's a time for fun. >> she's playing all over the place in it, loving it. >> reporter: for this young girl it's a chance to do something nice for dad. >> i am cleaning up the driveway so that when my dad gets home, he can get warm inside and get in the house. >> reporter: chicago is getting its heaviest snowfall in more than a year. willie? >> john yang, lose the hat and come on down and hang out with us. >> he can't get a flight. >> good point. john, thanks so much. al is, of course, keeping an eye on that storm for us, where it's headed next. what are you seeing?

>> more snow, as john has already told you. we've got snow through the upper great lakes. let's go to the radar. you can see we've got a lot of snow up around there. and down to the south, the stormy side of this system, we've got a lot of wet weather to talk about, lot of rain. snowfall amounts basically around the great lakes. it will be anywhere from three to six inches of snow. as you get to the south, flooding rains from mobile on into wilmington, three to six inches of rain. now we've got a secondary system that will break off that main system, make its way up the coast on saturday. and right now, depending on the path of this storm, we're going to be look iing at either a dect amount of snow from boston to the west or just in the interior sections of new england. in fact, take a look. the european model shows this weekend, boston picking up four inches of snow, manchester, seven inches. albany, five. the american models show the heaviest snow to the west of boston. boston getting almost no snow and new york city getting zip. we'll just have to wait and see

what happens with those two systems. again, whatever happens, it looks like we are not out of the woods for a long time before we start to see things finally come out. it will be a very active pattern for the next seven days. >> we feel a little guilty having that forecast when we're standing here. >> we are all feeling guilty. >> we're with you in spirit. >> we are all feeling very guilty. >> i'm convinced, al. let's head back up to new york for a check of the other morning's stories. >> why do i have a feeling my co-anchors went to miami and all i'm getting is a lousy t-shirt? you look incredible down there. >> good morning, guys. a manhunt is under way after a deadly shootout in the las vegas strip. miguel almaguer is there with more. >> reporter: good morning, carl. police are combing through mounds of surveillance tape, trying to i.d. their suspects. this all began in a parking lot area, then spilled on to the street just behind me.

mayhem on the vegas strip. a car fully engulfed in flames moments after a wild shooting. three killed in a scene described by witnesses as something that looked like a hollywood set. >> a few second delay, two or three seconds. then i heard a series of gun shots. >> reporter: police say it all began with a confrontation between a group of men at the aria hotel valet parking area. soon they were on the vegas strip. the suspects in a black range rover, the victims in a gray mazeratti. hitting the mazerratti driver, who sped through an intersection, colliding with several cars, including a taxi that burst into flames. two inside the cab killed in the explosion. the driver of the mazzeratti identified by his family as ken cherry also dead. with the heart of the vegas strip shut down much of thursday, a multi-state,

multi-agency manhunt is under way. investigators say if their suspects ever entered a hotel it's quite likely they're captured on camera. they also say their manhunt now has entered 24 hours and they will likely close in on their suspect some time soon. carl? >> miguel almaguer in las vegas, thanks. no new trial for drew peterson as the judge sentences him to 38 years in prison for the murder of his third wife, kathleen savio. he burst into screams just before his sentence was read, yelling, quote, i did not kill kathleen. the victim's sister shouting back "yes, you did, you liar." the 54-year-old former police officer may still be charged in the disappearance of his fourth wife, stacey peterson. this year's flu vaccine may not be good at protecting the age group most vulnerable to the illness, the elderly. health officials still suggest that everyone over six months

get the flu shot because some protection is better than none. and those who get vaccinated might still get the flu but with less severe symptoms. >> now to wall street, jackie deangelis is at the new york stock exchange. good morning, jackie. >> good morning, carl. boeing is meeting with the faa on measures to prevent future battery failures. if the proposals are eventually accepted the 787 could be back in the air as soon as april. meantime, investors watching for results from the clothing retailers starting with abercrombie & fitch, important because it gives us a sense of how consumers worries about the economy have impacted their spending. >> jackie deangelis, thanks. this 17-year-old in santa fe was throwing snowballs from his ski lift when he lost his balance, dangling from the chair and plummeting nearly five stories to the ground. the teen was air lifted off the

mountain and taken to a local hospital, but he is doing all right now. we're glad he's okay. at 7:15, back to willie, natalie, savannah. >> no snowballs where you are. >> no. and salt on margaritas. >> not to rub it in. savannah went the next step. >> yeah. wow! al has a look at the rest of the national forecast. hey, al. >> hey, guys. all of our friends are here. go ahead, who is here from the north? okay. show of hands, who here feels bad that they're here from the north. all right. there you go. everybody back home, we're all sending our love. let's see what we've got for you as far as our forecast. friends in the pacific northwest getting another big storm coming onshore. heavy rain and snow in the mountains along the coast. we're talking ab rain around th

sound. snowfall in the cascades. one to two feet. and also in parts of the northern sierra as well. so they are looking at a lot of snowy weather, and look at all of these -- you can -- even what did you bring us? >> alcoholic cupcakes. >> alcoholic cupcakes. obviously you thought kathie lee and hoda would be here. that's what's going on around the country. but first, here's a little local message for you. cloudy and cold.

good morning. showing scattered snow flurries moving in from the west are and heading off towards the northeast and we might have a few passing flurries in the metro area as we get into the afternoon hours. we'll have those snow flurry, perhaps off and on, and then into tonight as well. there is a possibility of that. and as we get into overnight hours, maybe just a light coating. >> that's your latest weather. savannah? al, thank you. friday's field trip finds us an ideal spot for a winter vacation, miami beach. it's gone through a lot of changes in recent years. now, more people are coming here to stay. miami wants the world to know it means business. once considered just a

playground, miami has become an international center of coerce, but a cultural mecca, competing with the likes of new york and london. >> it used to be for retirees and party people. it's become more than that, one of the most vibrant cities, not only in the united states, but in the world. >> new art center is under construction, world class hotels and restaurants. it's all here, as well as something that the others don't have year round, sunshine. >> when our friends across the country were digging themselves out of the snow last week, we had weather like this. why wouldn't you want to do business in miami? >> this was miami less than three decades ago. and this is miami today. that shoreline now part of a bustling cityscape. and the rest of the world wants a piece of the action. 40 million people pass through miami international airport in 2012, a new record. those with money to spend are here to stay.

>> this home behind me is on the market for $19 million. and we expect to sell it quickly. >> reporter: the high end of miami's property market is surging. >> everyone in the international set wants to have a home in miami. >> today the miami skyline is dotd with cranes, a sign of life after the economic downturn. but who is to say this boom won't also go bust? after all, miami still has one of the highest foreclosure rates in america. >> it's different this time. the investors are smarter. the developers are smarter. and now we're just ready to p k pick -- take off again. >> taking off as more and more people arrive every day to take it in. i've got to say, what's not to love here? >> what's not to love? i know. >> this is like a video postcard we're having this morning. >> and chamber of commerce weather. >> it is, indeed. >> i got in late last night. you feel the energy the minute you arrive in town. >> does that mean you stayed up

all night? >> i don't want to disclose too much. >> willie's maid will have a very easy time doing his room. >> the party was still going on till about 2:00 this morning outside the window of my bedroom, because it kept me up. >> on your balcony? >> that's what happens when you ip vi invite people over. >> welcome to south beach. we'll have much more, the fun, the food, even a concert from flo rida here on our set.

coming up, a preview of this weekend's oscars. we'll have a lot more from here in miami. a look at what al, natalie and i did last night. let me just put it this way. it was delicious. >> it was. >> all that after your local news.

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7:30 now on this friday morning, the 22nd of february, 2013. we were thinking, what is a fun spot we could go? miami beach is the perfect place. it is delivering. we have the most wonderful crowd. up early. this is early, especially for miami. you know they stay up late here. in a few moments, we'll have flo rida getting ready for a concert on the beach. great way to wrap up the week. i'm savannah guthrie, with willie geist, in for matt, and natalie morales and al roker. >> i'm in for a friday field

trip to miami every week. what do you think? al, slave driver, helping to kick off the barbecue at the food and wine festival. al did fairly well, thanks to some help from us. >> that's right. >> al, really? did they help? >> we helped in -- >> let me put it this way. the judges had a good time. >> it was unconventional help. let's put it that way. we had no influence on the judges whatsoever. >> what has 30 bedrooms, 10 kitchens, three pools and a roller rink? it's not miami's hottest resort. it's a private home being built right here in florida. we'll take you inside that place. >> pretty exciting. we want to remind you on monday a day exclusive. matt sits down with gold medal skier, lindsey vonn, her first interview since that terrifying crash, likely season-ending injury, major surgery.

how is she feeling? will she be ready for sochi in 2014? we'll have that on "today" monday. we have this preview for the oscars. >> reporter: the oscars are almost here. and this year, a bit of an edge with seth mcfarlane, off-color mind behind "family guy" hosting. >> a fine line he's hoping to hit between push iing the envele but not going too far. >> reporter: and the movies. >> if there is a theme to this year's oscars it's american movies reclaiming the awards. >> reporter: lincoln is the most nominated with 12 nods but argo seems to have the momentum in the best picture category. >> i'm asking you to trust me. >> reporter: it's an awards show noteworthy for as much as who's out as who's in. >> who is not nominated, kathryn

bigelow, quentin tarantino and, of course, ben affleck. >> daniel day lewis is expected to run away with best actor, which would make him the first ever to win the award three times. anne hathaway is expected to continue her hot streak by taking home the best supporting actress award. there has never been a category quite as loaded as best supporting actor. >> this is the first time in oscar history that all five nominees in one category are all past oscar winners. >> reporter: for best actress, regardless of who wins, history has already been made. >> the academy made history twice. they nominated the oldest nominee ever, emanuelle riva, who turns 86 on oscar night, as well as the youngest nominee quvenzhane wallis. she is only 9. >> reporter: hoping to make history itself. >> we remind everybody, be sure to join us monday morning.

we've got a really exciting morning after the oscars. al, you're heading out to hollywood. >> and i'm bringing meredith with me. >> miss vieira will be up all night, go to the hottest parties, talk to the stars, see what they were wearing and drag themselves back into work the next morning. >> it's a tough assignment but somebody has to do it. >> that will be on "today" on monday. first let's get a check of the weather. >> announcer: "today's" weather is brought to you by soma intimates. let's check out your weekend ahead. for the northeast, big problems. we're talking about the possibility of another nor'easter possibility of another nor'easter coming onshore and up the coast. meantime, it's going to be rain for the southeast and mid-atlantic states. snow back through the rockies, plenty of sunshine and mild weather through florida into texas. snow showers around the great lakes.

sunday -- sunday -- more snow in northern new england. the rockies seeing more snow and that system is pushing its way west and maybe -- east sections causing more problems again for our friends in the midwest. sunny and cold in the pacific north west with showers along the coast. nice and mild through central and southern florida. that's what's going on around the country. here's what's happening in your neck of the woods. good morning. i'm storm team 4 meteorologist tom kierein on this friday morning. a lot of cloudiness. upper 20s and near 30 degrees. right now storm team 4 radar showing a few flurries in northern faulkner county, loudoun county and warren and clark in virginia heading east into montgomery, fairfax and into perhaps the district over the next hour, but no accumulation. but then later, afternoon and evening, might get a light coating in those areas in the light blue of snow and sleet. darker and that's your lates weather. >> al, thanks a lot. now to california where a very big and unusual problem is lurking in the waters of lake

tahoe, joint gold fish. >> no! >> uh-uh heard me, giant gold fish. kristen dahlgren has the story. >> reporter: ever wonder what it's like to be a big fish in a big pond? these giant-sized gold fish know. they've invaded one of the country's most pristine bodies of water, lake tahoe. >> not your average-sized gold fish. >> warm water gold fish not native to lake tahoe. as the lakes have gotten warmer, scientists say the gold fish are thriving. oversized creatures measuring a foot and a half long, weigh in at four pounds. substantially larger than typical pets in a fish bowl and it's their size that shocked researchers from the university of nevada, reno. >> we know we have a giant gold fish. the question now is how long has it been there and how many others are there in the lake? >> reporter: gold fish are carp that eat almost anything, potentially throwing off the

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versailles. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. if it looks like a palace, it's no coincidence whatsoever. when the couple building this house honeymooned in france, they visited versailles and discovered, sadly, it wasn't for sale. they re-created it here. along the way it's become the subject of a movie and faced foreclosure. now it's back on track and poised to become one of the largest homes in america. enormous doesn't even begin to describe it. some airports aren't this big. >> we never sought out to build the biggest house in america. it's just what kind of happened. >> reporter: these are scenes from the film "queen of versailles," his 47-year-old beauty queen wife, jackie, build their super-sized dream home. >> by the time we both got what we wanted, now it's 90,000 square feet. >> reporter: for a while, it was a fairy tale. >> at one point, the market fell. >> reporter: but as the economy nose dived in 2008, construction

stopped cold, as the siegels faced the same fate as so many ov overleveraged americans. >> probably have to list it, put it on the market. >> reporter: now three years later, construction crews are back. what is the intent now? are you finishing it to sell it? >> no. we're finishing it to actually finish it. but we do want to live in there. >> reporter: even with eight children, they could stay put. >> it's kind of becoming one of the most famous closets in the country right now. >> reporter: their current house is no starter home. 26,000 square feet, 15 bedrooms, four kitchens. >> are you ready? >> reporter: and a closet urban dwellers could live in. >> this is bigger than most new york apartments i think. >> that's what i've been told. >> ten miles from the office. >> reporter: just a rolls royce drive away. how tall are the ceilings in

here? >> 45 feet. >> you could put a four-story building in here. >> reporter: playroom, workout room, roller rink, bowling alley, ten kitchens, three pools and two tennis courts but no one is packing moving boxes just yet. there's at least three years worth of work still to be done here. and as for the documentary, knowing what you do now, would you do it all over again? >> no. >> no. but what i would do different if i had known so many millions of people would be seeing it is i would have worn more makeup. >> reporter: siegel says his company is profitable. they can afford it. why not? he did file suit against the film makers, however, saying it unfairly portrayed his company. that suit was dismissed. as for jackie, she is embracing her newfound freedom and says when she gets this thing built, she's interested in a reality show. savannah, back to you. >> no surprise there. >> wow, all right. >> that walk-in closet is much

bigger than my apartment. not even kidding. >> when you need a gps to find your spouse in a house it's not good. coming up next, did we help al or did we hurt? natalie and i tried to be sous chefs to al. he faced some stiff competition in a barbecue cook-off last night. we'll have more on that story and much more from miami beach including a live concert from flo rida, but first these messages. r myself. with so much noise about health care... i tuned it all out. with unitedhealthcare, i get information that matters... my individual health profile. not random statistics. they even reward me for addressing my health risks. so i'm doing fine... but she's still going to give me a heart attack. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for more than 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare.

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i'll see you next time around. >> and that is the unofficial mayor of miami, lebron james. >> lebron james. >> that he played in chicago last night. they won in chicago last night. he was kind enough to leave us a message. >> i'm sure he's coming back on the team's plane. he could come here, join us here by the pool. >> a little bit of snow to deal with in chicago, right? >> two to three inches. chicago is used to that. >> great of lebron james to say hello to us. we took our talents to miami. we tried to help al with his special barbecue cook-off last night. >> tried. >> and as they say, the cameras were rolling. >> all right. here's the deal. we're at the south beach wine and food festival. i'm making lamb ribs and baked beans. i brought in a secret weapon, bang! >> what? >> did you say something? >> secret weapon, baby. >> i don't think --

>> are you here to work or here to drink? >> hello, people, take the tongs, dip the ribs into the sauce. take this ladle, stir the beans. make sure they don't stick. are you listening to anything i'm saying? >> did you hear about the end of -- >> i can't believe -- >> hold on just a second. excuse me. pardon me. >> no! >> no! >> now, let's get to work. get those ribs dipped, get those beans stirred now. >> what do i do with it? >> dip it in there. you, get on that ladle and start stirring those beans. we're going to win this thing, whether you like it or not. lamb ribs are your life. beans are your children! guys, you have been fantastic. you know what i think would be great? if you could do some

reconnaissance on our competition. you guys go -- absolutely. i'll sputter along without you. i can't miss you if you don't leave. just go and go check it out. oh, my gosh, i thought they would never leave. >> thank you. >> okay. >> we can't even talk, it's so good. >> al, sorry. all good. >> are you kidding me? this is candied bacon? does it get any better than that? >> the best i've had all day. >> here is the deal. this goes to the judges. do not -- i'm begging you -- very funny. very funny. >> let's go. >> i'm always in a good mood. >> lamb rib. our work here is done.

>> hey, al. >> did it go? >> if it doesn't work out, we brought you candied bacon. >> bacon, bacon, bacon! who cares about winning? i've got candied bacon. >> you didn't see what we did with the judges. >> am i gonna not want to know about this? >> whatever it takes to win. right, partner? >> we did it for you. >> mission completed! >> al, fourth place, huh? >> yeah, fourth place. >> big deal. >> we were very pleased. whatever you did for the judges, thank you for that. >> actually, in all reality, it was very stiff competition, some of the best-known chefs in this country, fourth place is amazing. >> i also want to thank the kids who helped from florida university, amazing culinary department. >> because they actually helped as opposed to us. >> how many mojitos?

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